



^ a b Gallaway, BJ Szedlmayer, ST Gazey, WJ.Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. ^ 'Record-shattering snapper caught in Gulf'.^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds.Several species of bigeye (Priacanthidae).Sebastes, rockfish, are called red snapper or Pacific red snapper.Other species mistaken for red snapper Red Snapper Bengali Name Meaning (2009) analyzed several studies and concluded, in 1992, 70 – 80% of the age two red snapper in that area were living around offshore oil platforms. Artificial reefs off the coast of Alabama have proven to be a favorite habitat of red snapper two years old and older. Juvenile northern red snappers have been released on artificial reef habitats off the coast of Sarasota, Florida, to conduct investigations into the use of hatchery-reared juveniles to supplement native populations in the Gulf of Mexico. The greatest movement by a single fish was 32 km.

campechanus tagged, released and recaptured within about a year, 57% were still approximately at their respective release site, and 76% were recaptured within 2 km of their release site. In spite of local habitat preferences, Szedlmayer reported that of 146 L. Then, the larger, older snapper occupy the deeper areas of the platforms and large benthic reefs and they prevent smaller snapper and other fish from using these habitats. Next, at platforms, smaller snapper occupy the upper water column. Next, at about age 2, snapper seek high-relief reefs having low densities of larger snapper. The second stage is when these fish outgrow low-relief habitats and move to intermediate-relief habitats as age 1 snapper leave to move on to another growth stage. If available, oyster shell beds are preferred. Below age 1, the red snapper move to low-relief habitats for food and cover. When they are newly spawned, red snapper settle over large areas of open benthic habitat(s). Northern red snappers move to different types of habitats during their growth process.
